by Jeffrey Scherer | Sep 17, 2020 | Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media |
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical Roberta. The song has these opening lyrics: Now, laughing friends deride, Tears I cannot hide. Oh-oh-oh-oh, so I smile and say,...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Sep 12, 2020 | Cultural, People, Social, social media |
Oregon, Washington and California are experiencing wide-spread fires. This news has been reported world-wide. In Oregon, where we live, 1 million acres have burned. 40,000 residents have been evacuated and 500,000 folks have been told to get ready to evacuate. Our...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Aug 29, 2020 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media |
As the United States begins its rapid descent into tribal and race warfare, we must accept the inevitable end of life as we know it. That life was, after all, partially an illusion. Those of us who enjoyed the post WWII boom and benefited by our class and race are, by...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 28, 2020 | Cultural, People, Philosphy, Social, social media, writing |
Since early March, I have been on a slowly evolving new relationship with myself. What started as an urgent isolation to avoid being infected by COVID-19 has become, more or less, a way of life. I suspect that it may be the new norm for a very long time. It may even...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Jun 13, 2020 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media, Teaching, Uncategorized, writing |
“In the time of universal deceit telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.” —George Orwell In early 2016, I had a heated on-line debate with a Native American political activist from Minneapolis who was advocating that Native Americans vote for...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 12, 2020 | Cultural, Health, painting, People, Philosphy, Politics, Social, social media, Uncategorized, writing |
In these days of self isolation and radical people avoidance measures, we are all facing our inner selves in many ways. Some are in denial and reaching for spirits beyond reason to justify a closeness that will likely kill many of them. Others are relishing this time...
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